NGC 3007

NGC 3007 is an edge-on, magnitude 13.4, lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Sextans,[1] discovered by Édouard Stephan on March 16th, 1855.[2] It's about 115 thousand light years across, and with a recessional velocity of 6,520 kilometers per second, is at a distance of 305 million light years from the sun.[3]

NGC 3007
Observation data
ConstellationSextans
Right ascension09h 47m 45.6s
Declination−06° 26′ 17″
Distance (comoving)93,500,000
Distance305,000,000
Apparent magnitude (V)13.4
Characteristics
Apparent size (V)0.65'

References
  1. "NGC 3007". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. "Celestial Atlas". cseligman.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. "Celestial Atlas". cseligman.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.


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